Glenturret 30 1986 Cooper’s Cask / Glenturret Hydra II 7 Peated Port Pipe

Thanks to /u/throzen for sharing this dram. Glenturret, turns out, comes in peated and unpeated. I came to the Glenturret party somewhat late. I’d be lying if it wasn’t partially due to the only place recommending it was a weeaboo who read about it in a manga. And while I’m not completely throwing the baby out with […]

Johnnie Walker 10 Triple Grain American Oak / Johnnie Walker 10 Select Casks – Rye Cask Finish

Thanks to twiddleDD for these samples. I don’t avoid blends, I merely weep for their current state. I’ve said it before that grain whisky takes a long time to be flavourful. So when you then take said grain whisky and then mix it with a blend that has an age statement denoting that the required amount of […]

3 Independently Bottled Auchentoshan Scotches

Among my whisky friends, who I used to have tastings with before these end times came upon us, I am known as one of two people who gush about Lowlands. And what Lowland can I afford without taking a mortgage? That’s right, Auchentoshan. But all of you have had Auchentoshan once or twice. And you’ll […]

Amrut Sherry Dennis Steckel Selection Blackadder / Amrut Madeira Finish

I have two friends who never, ever pass up an Amrut. The vast majority of my Amrut reviews come from them. As the company has grown, it’s been good times. We’ve seen more and more out. Dennis Steckel could tell you how many, given he has the largest collection out there. So many that Blackadder […]

4 GlenDronach Single Casks

Whenever I hit some milestone, some number divisible evenly by 100, I wonder if I should do something special. I have some reviews I can hold back, or put together. However since (at the time of writing this) I’m since bouncing back into normality of not working and doing school at the same time for […]

Isle of Jura 17 1997 Samaroli / Isle of Jura 1989 Signatory Vintage

Everyone has an “odd”, “cringey”, or “against the grain” idea. You enjoy Five Finger Death Punch. Or maybe you really do enjoy Newsroom past the first episode rant. Or potentially you are really excited for the new Saved by the Bell, or Peppermint Ice Cream, or you really do like Pumpkin Spice Lattes, or Inuyasha […]

William Larue Weller (2018) / Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye 2017

I’m pretty damn lucky to have had these. Let’s not kid around here: The current state of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is insanity. Prices aren’t going up, lines are getting longer and longer, and people are flipping these for small reliable if gently used automobiles. So right off the bat, yes. I’m lucky. I’m […]

Deanston 10 2008 Signatory Cask Strength Collection / Deanston 9 2008 Red Wine Matured

“Deanston? Yeah, I’m good” So that was me, probably a year ago (does time mean anything anymore?). I wasn’t what some would say “up” on Deanston. I knew of it. I had a few of the offerings, typically poured to me at random bars/pubs or from friends. And I wasn’t wowed. So bias time: The […]

Benrinnes 18 2000 Cadenhead Small Batch / Benrinnes 13 2006 Adelphi

Do I want my Benrinnes without Sherry maturation? Or even a finish? I’m sorry sir, why would you ask such a question? A Benrinnes and a sherry cask go together like the US and rugged individualism, even to the point of self-harm. Having one without the other just leads to, I don’t know, terrible things. […]

Glen Scotia 21 / Glen Scotia Rum Cask Finish Campbeltown Festival 2019

Campbeltown whiskies are still kinda a mystery. I mean, I’ve reviewed a bunch. Some would even say quite a bit more than a bunch. When I first got into Scotch, I was on a tour and was given one whisky from each region, with the exception of Campbeltown. At the time they either didn’t have […]